NCAA Proposal Would Give New Powers to Biggest Leagues

By Brad Wolverton

The five wealthiest athletics conferences are positioned to gain
new clout within the NCAA, paving the way for them to spend money
more freely to help athletes and make rules that could exclusively
benefit their institutions, according to an NCAA document obtained
by The Chronicle.

The 14-page proposal—which was distributed on
Thursday by Nathan O. Hatch, president of Wake Forest University
and chair of the Division I Board of